Mary Jane Stough, 96, nursing school graduate

LOUDONVILLE -- Mary Jane McGugin Stough, 96, of Loudonville, died early Monday, March 30, 2009, at West View Manor Nursing Home in Wooster.

She was born June 30, 1912, in Woodrow, Pa., the daughter of James Andrew and Edna Pearl (Paul) McGugin.

Mary graduated from Hickory High School and Washington Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, Pa.

On Feb. 16, 1943, she married Harry P. Stough.

Mary used her nursing skills to care for many friends and family, but mainly enjoyed being a homemaker and pet owner, vacationing on beaches, walking and raising different varieties of African violets. She was a member of Loudonville Presbyterian Church, participating in Bible study, nursing home visitations and Women's Association. She was the oldest living member of Ashland Chapter No. 92, Order of the Eastern Star.